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Origins / by Sandra R. Robinson.
Van Pelt Library PE1576 .R6 1989 v.1-2 v.1 v.2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robinson, Sandra R. (Sandra Rockwell), 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Etymology--Study and teaching.
- English language--Study and teaching.
- Vocabulary--Study and teaching.
- English language--Etymology.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Teachers & Writers Collaborative, [1989]
- Summary:
- The two big volumes of Origins present a new way to get students excited about language: by introducing them to the fascination of word origins. It includes a marvelously concise history of the English language, as well as poetry examples ranging from traditional African to 20th-century American sources, poems using the imagery of relevant word families. Volume 1 contains practical advice and background information; volume 2 contains 12 basic word families, an introduction to each family, writing exercises, a poetry anthology, a word tree, and more.
- Contents:
- v. 1. Bringing words to life
- v. 2. The word families.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: volume 1, pages 99-102.
- Vol. 2 co-authored with Lindsay McAuliffe.
- ISBN:
- 0915924900
- 0915924919
- 0915924927
- OCLC:
- 19458214
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